TI-2025-01166 Aliases CVE-2025-1361 GHSA-xrwv-8jhj-x69w

Improper authorization in IP2Location Country Blocker

MEDIUM 41CWE-285Published 2025-02-22 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

The IP2Location Country Blocker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Regular Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.38.8 due to missing capability checks on the admin_init() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to view the plugin's settings.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.01302 70th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
IP2Location	IP2Location Country Blocker	up to 2.38.8	—	No fix listed	CNA

IP2Location Country Blocker VendorIP2Location Affected up to 2.38.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ip2location:country_blocker::::::wordpress::*	before 2.38.9	Vulnerable	IP2Location

cpe:2.3:a:ip2location:country_blocker:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.38.9 Vulnerable ·IP2Location

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1361
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xrwv-8jhj-x69w

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3244193/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b63bc2b6-1abc-4cfa-a7e5-3995640f66a7?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2024-14881 WordPress Download IP2Location Country Blocker Plugin <= 2.33.3 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-21338 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.34.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2021-07386 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.6 - Arbitrary Country Ban via CSRF CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2021-07373 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Country Ban CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
TI-2021-07374 IP2Location Country Blocker < 2.26.5 - Ban Bypass CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2025-18448 WordPress IP2Location Country Blocker plugin <= 2.38.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

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Sources

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